Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Wing
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 23, 1937PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
In the present motion by the representatives of the estate against the State Tax Commission, the sole issue resolves itself, in substance, into the potentially polemic controversy as to whether it is gross negligence, or worse, for a person to rely upon the statement of a woman beneficiary concerning her age, and whether a conviction of such an alleged enormity is sufficient to debar him from public sympathy or equitable or legal aid.
*552The facts necessitating this momentous decision are uncontroverted on the record. The present decedent died in March, 1928, leaving a will which,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Roberts v. . ElyNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Lockwood v. . ThorneNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- In Re the Several Accountings of the Executors of TildenNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Wilson v. . DeenNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Hathaway v. . County of DelawareNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In re the Estate of HookerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
- In re the Estate of FordNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
- In re the Estate of BartlettNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
- In re the Will of ThompsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1948
- In re the Estate of McNeilNew York Surrogate's Court · 1967
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